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ESLBrains - Hyperpolyglots

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many languages can you speak (at any level)? Which languages are they?

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2.

What does "polyglot" mean? What language does the word originate from?

a)

Sanskrit: poly - to learn, glottis - languages

b)

Latin: poly - much - glottis - knowledge

c)

Greek: poly - many, glottis - tongues/languages

d)

Egyptian: poly - few, glottis - gods

3.

Fill in the correct amount.


Tim is able to speak around (a)   languages!

4.

Somebody who can speak 15 languages would be labeled as a _____polyglot

a)

mega

b)

super

c)

ultra

d)

hyper

5.

Which are effective hands-on language learning methods?

a)

Watching T.V. in the target language & noting down unfamiliar words

b)

Focusing only on grammar.

c)

Chatting with native speakers.

d)

Interactive Quizizz like this!

e)

Memorizing entire dictionaries.

6.

What is 1 benefit of learning a new language?

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7.

Which is an accurate depiction of a stereotypical nerd?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
8.

A phrasal verb is made up of a main verb + a particle. What can a particle be? (Choose all that apply)

a)

adverb

b)

article

c)

noun

d)

preposition

9.

Fill in the phrasal verb


If you want to find more information on a topic, you should ____ __ __ on the internet!

(a)  

10.

Do you know your own phone number by heart?

a)

Yes!

b)

No.

c)

I don't understand the question. :(

11.

What was the lingua franca of the Soviet Union (USSR)?

(a)  

12.

Only a passionate person will be able to completely __________ a foreign language!

a)

memorize

b)

note down

c)

expose

d)

master

e)

turn up

13.

Which of the following can be considered synonyms?

a)

to open up to something

b)

to brush up on something

c)

to go on and on about something

d)

to revise something

e)

to turn up somewhere

14.

Although Riley has been exposed to French for many years, she still feels that there is a (a)   barrier between her and the local native speakers.

15.

Which of these are commonly used collocations? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

body language

b)

cheese progress

c)

squid words

d)

learning process

16.

"Eventually the language started to rub off on me, and I was able to __?__ words very quickly"

(Choose 2 options that fit.)

a)

put off

b)

pick up

c)

drift off

d)

hand in

e)

absorb

17.

What is a good way to measure your progress when learning a foreign language?

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